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The meeting, which took place in Belgrave, saw businesses suggest improvements to the area’s CCTV system and street-lighting as well as extra police patrols would make the area less vulnerable.

One jewellery shop-owner said: “People are so sad about what has happened to Mr Jogiya

“But we are also scared. We don’t know who is coming into our shops.

“We have spoken about things which could be done to make people here feel safer, things like better lighting because some of the side streets off the main road are very dark, more CCTV and police patrols.”

Mr Jogiya's businees Vama Collections, in Belgrave Road, Leicester

Another business owner said: “When people come to your door you wonder ‘who is this person?’ because we are all on edge here at the moment. We all feel unsafe."

Mr Vaz told the audience of 40 business owners and residents: “Events are still unfolding but each and every one of you must be feeling very worried.

“This is the most famous road in Leicester, in my view. People from all over the world come here.

“This is an opportunity to bring us all together to make it even better and to show the people who want to come here to commit crimes that we have a zero tolerance of them and what they want to do.

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“People are watching us and targeting us and that is why we need to work together.”

Leicestershire Police was represented by a number of senior officers and detectives who updated the meeting on the latest developments in the investigation and to urge them to share any information they may have around the circumstances of Mr Jogiya’s death.

They also urged them to ensure their shops’ security measures, such as CCTV cameras, lighting and alarms are in full working order.

Leicestershire Police conduct door to door inquiries in the Belgrave area of Leicester, into the murder of Ramnik Jogiya (Image: Chris Gordon)

They said the force’s crime prevention officers would visit any business which wanted advice on security.

Earlier in the day, detectives made an appeal for any dashboard camera footage motorists might have captured as they passed through the Belgrave and Stoughton areas around the time of Mr Jogiya’s disappearance last Wednesday evening and the discovery of his body at 10am the next day.

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Three men, aged 19, 20 and 23, have been charged with kidnap and robbery of Mr Jogiya. They appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court yesterday and were remanded in to custody to appear Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday, February 28.

Four other men, who were arrested on suspicion of kidnap and murder and remained in police custody last night.

Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £10,000 for information about the case. People can pass information to the charity without being identified.